The dream is over.
Mark Webber has retired from the 24 Hours of Le Mans with an unidentified drivetrain problem. He slowed on track while in second place and was able to limp back into the pits. The car was wheeled into the pits and the crew worked on the car for over 15 minutes before pulling the pin.
Mark then hopped out of the car and consoled his teammates. Speaking to televsion presenters shortly after he was very upbeat, praising the work of Porsche engineers and race crews: “We never expected to be at such high altitudes through most of the race, so the fall is quite big for everyone in the team.”
It’s now looking like an Audi 1–2 for the win, but as we’ve seen so far this race, anything could happen in the remaining 75 minutes. It is remarkable though, that the three leading cars, including the #8 Toyota, have spent extended periods in the pits with problems of varying degrees.
One reply on “2014 LM24: Go to sleep Australia!”
I went to bed when it was clear #20 wasn’t going to come out of the garage. But what a race! I loved the live streaming, the electronic howl in the Porcshes as the electric motors slingshotted them out of the corners. The flat plane Ferrari V8s. The American V* in the ‘vette. The Corvette was hitting the rev limiter on Mulsanne. The view at 340 on Mulsanne at night, especially in the Audis with their fantastic lights.. watching the flashing blue lights come on as the Corvette was approached and passed by an LMP car. Great fun!